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MontyNG:
What are my options for a 48v LiFePO4 battery. I want to explore local suppliers before I consider importing it myself.

Also, will you be happy for me to test the capacity so make sure the tested capacity is the d capacity...
For example, I have witnessed situations where a 10KWh battery (48v/200ah) battery was tested to only have 7KWh

Cheers

u are better off importing yourself, as i doubt any seller will agree to go that route with you.

Valto:
u are better off importing yourself, as i doubt any seller will agree to go that route with you.

Ok Thanks for the suggestions. I'll start looking for suppliers

Hi,

Good thing you want to go the lithium way,

As par local suppliers ojesky gave a suggestion to this in one of his earlier post, about those who import and couple cells locally, you might want to engage them to get what best suits you as they might give you the freedom of testing ....

Or

You can buy several known brands locally available like Pylontech of different energy variant, BYD, BSLBATT, Dryness and others ... These you get what their spec sheet states.

MontyNG:
What are my options for a 48v LiFePO4 battery. I want to explore local suppliers before I consider importing it myself.

Also, will you be happy for me to test the capacity so make sure the tested capacity is the d capacity...
For example, I have witnessed situations where a 10KWh battery (48v/200ah) battery was tested to only have 7KWh

Cheers

Thanks. I've been seeing different brands... I saw pylon tech, felicity, and blue cloud.

Still researching

Do you have s of folks who assemble locally?

olopan:
Hi,

Good thing you want to go the lithium way,

As par local suppliers ojesky gave a suggestion to this in one of his earlier post, about those who import and couple cells locally, you might want to engage them to get what best suits you as they might give you the freedom of testing ....

Or

You can buy several known brands locally available like Pylontech of different energy variant, BYD, BSLBATT, Dryness and others ... These you get what their spec sheet states.

Hello everyone, please can you suggest a solar system (including brands of inverter and battery) for me with the following load

Standing fan (92 watt)
Bulbs (5 watt x 8 )
32" TV (60 watt)
Sound system (60 watt)
Bruhm freezer (I am not sure of the wattage but on checking the back of the freezer, there is a stated energy consumption of 1.201kwh/24hrs) I will attach a picture of the freezer

Looking at back up time of 5 hours

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soladavies:
Hello everyone, please can you suggest a solar system (including brands of inverter and battery) for me with the following load

Standing fan (92 watt)
Bulbs (5 watt x 8 )
32" TV (60 watt)
Sound system (60 watt)
Bruhm freezer (I am not sure of the wattage but on checking the back of the freezer, there is a stated energy consumption of 1.201kwh/24hrs) I will attach a picture of the freezer

Looking at back up time of 5 hours

Inverter 2kva 24V Genus/Synergy/Equivalent
2 Unit of 200/230Ah Tubular/Lead Battery
6 Unit of 300W Solar (wired in parallel)
60A Mppt Solar Charge Controller
Battery Rack & Solar Frame
Cables, Breakers & Accessories.
Cheers

Considering your load, your freezer should be put off by 3-4pm so you can have the desired 5 hrs back up.

SuleimanKano:

Inverter 2kva 24V Genus/Synergy/Equivalent
2 Unit of 200/230Ah Tubular/Lead Battery
6 Unit of 300W Solar (wired in parallel)
60A Mppt Solar Charge Controller
Battery Rack & Solar Frame
Cables, Breakers & Accessories.
Cheers

Considering your load, your freezer should be put off by 3-4pm so you can have the desired 5 hrs back up.

Can I ask why the six units of 300w PV have to be wired in parallel?

mctfopt:



Can I ask why the six units of 300w PV have to be wired in parallel?

I wonder too. Sometimes, you will wonder if some of these installers really know what they claim they know.

No, i don't

MontyNG:
Thanks. I've been seeing different brands... I saw pylon tech, felicity, and blue cloud.

Still researching

Do you have s of folks who assemble locally?

Hi
if you can make your loads more efficient in bold, you can get a better run hour/back-up time

If you run your refrigeration during day hours, then you have a more backup time to run other things at night

I can share with you a form/doc to know your usage pattern which will stand as real-time reference to prevent a poorly designed solution for you

soladavies:
Hello everyone, please can you suggest a solar system (including brands of inverter and battery) for me with the following load

Standing fan (92 watt) - If Ox fan ( you can get DC fans of around 20W max each ) to replace this one
Bulbs (5 watt x 8 )
32" TV (60 watt) - If your TV has Eco setting in display setting, then you reduce consumption further
Sound system (60 watt) -
Bruhm freezer (I am not sure of the wattage but on checking the back of the freezer, there is a stated energy consumption of 1.201kwh/24hrs) I will attach a picture of the freezer - 1201Wh/24h = ~51W ( lets say 150W Max.)

Looking at back up time of 5 hours

mctfopt:



Can I ask why the six units of 300w PV have to be wired in parallel?

Voltage of System (24)=Inverter=Controller

ojeysky:
I have got 2 brand new BMV 712 with temp sensor for grabs. 125k each

Q/A
Is this the victron BMV 712 with Bluetooth features?
Yes
Is the price negotiable?
No price is firm Sir/Ma
Does the price include shipping?
No it doesn't, but I can waybill to any part of the country at buyer's cost.

110k per unit, 210k for both!

SuleimanKano:

Inverter 2kva 24V Genus/Synergy/Equivalent
2 Unit of 200/230Ah Tubular/Lead Battery
6 Unit of 300W Solar (wired in parallel)
60A Mppt Solar Charge Controller
Battery Rack & Solar Frame
Cables, Breakers & Accessories.
Cheers

Considering your load, your freezer should be put off by 3-4pm so you can have the desired 5 hrs back up.

Please can I run this on Nepa charging, I have averagely light of 4 to 7hrs daily, if yes, I will like to have the cost of the set up

SuleimanKano:
Voltage of System (24)=Inverter=Controller

No solar charge controller?

OCTAVO:

This is quite nice. If she cooks from 7am - 8am (which is 1hr), depending on burner used, she would have pulled 1.8kwh or 1.2kwh from your batteries, which will be replaced by your solar arrays when the sun shines.
I used to think Lithium battery is the only ideal solution for Electric cooker. It's nice to know there is more to explore.

3 years running, I use both induction and infrared cookers. The induction ones are way faster and more energy efficient but become problematic when you need low heating (most do a PWM kinda regulation rather actual power reduction). One could say the same of the infrared ones except they have better temperature control due to the stove surface itself being heated

earthrealm:


3kw load for cooking on only 4 tubular batts isnt good. the batteries will likely fail prematurely and not go past 3yrs.

edit, i read where u said you use only 1 burner ..if so.. can i assume thats 1500w?. thats still a bit heavy for the batts...and cooking for that matter which could go on for an hour or 2. you stand a better chance pulling such loads on pressing iron or microwave, since they are intermittent, and last 5 to 10 mins max, my microwave pulls about 1700w at peak..and i ran same on 4 tubular batteries, which lasted about 5yrs

Varies. My dual infrared burner is rated 750W and 1.5kW and the 750W cooks everything but the largest pots (gets rather slow). The 1.5kW is used for afternoon cooking when I'm getting anywhere from 2kW to 3.5kW from the s.

The Andrew James induction cookers are dual and single rated as 1,000W & 1,500W for the dual and 1,500W for the single. The 1,500W burners are used only when the sun is out. 200AH 48V VRLA bank with backup similar FLA bank. No problems yet despite aging batteries.

My best induction cooker has been a nameless brand bought on Jumia. Actually throttles back on power instead of pulsing it. Worked wonderfully until I met it in a pool of water one evening. Power IC promptly died and haven't been able to replace it (has no legible inscription on it)

soladavies:


Please can I run this on Nepa charging, I have averagely light of 4 to 7hrs daily, if yes, I will like to have the cost of the set up

Yes, you can. Typically, market prices of the aforementioned items varies depending on the company.
Genus/Synergy/Signal 2kva 24v Inverter: 85-90k
Genus Tubular Battery 230Ah: 130k or Index Tubular 200Ah: 115k (Dealer/Company) Retail Price (120k-125k)
AC Breaker: 2-3k
DC Cable (16mm): 2 yard should be enough to connect your batteries: Per Yard shouldn't be more than 1k
4mm 2/4 cord Inverter Output cable: 3k
Change Over (100A): 1k
Board: N200-N500
Cable Lock:N200
Battery Rack: 8-10k
I hope this helps. Rgds

- lightly used CyberPower S3500Pro inverter (3.5kVA 24VDC) - ₦180,000

- lightly used Victron SmartSolar 150/100 - ₦320,000

- lightly used Victron Color Control GX (CCGX) - ₦180,000

- Victron Cerbo GX - ₦150,000

- Victron BlueSolar MPPT 150/60 - ₦235,000

- Victron BlueSolar MPPT 150/70 - ₦270,000

- Victron SmartSolar MPPT 150/60 - ₦270,000

- Victron SmartSolar MPPT 150/70 - ₦300,000

- Victron VE.Direct 375VA 48VDC inverter (ultra low idle consumption but without charger) - ₦60,000

- Victron MK3-to-USB for VE.Bus devices - ₦40,000

- Fangpusun display (for inverters and chargers) - ₦20,000

- Midnite SPD 300V ACM surge protector - ₦80,000

- Midnite SPD 300V AC surge protector - ₦50,000

- Midnite SPD 300V DC surge protector - ₦50,000

[s]- Midnite SPD 600V DC surge protector - ₦60,000[/s]

- Midnite MNPV8HV-DISCO 4X disconnect/combiner box - ₦360,000


- MC4 connectors

- MC4 splitters/combiners

- Midnite 250 Classic KS


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Please I am new to solar, what solar system will carry my TV 100watts, decoder 20watts, 4 bulb (3 watt) for 4 hours at low cost

SaintOzone:
Please I am new to solar, what solar system will carry my TV 100watts, decoder 20watts, 4 bulb (3 watt) for 4 hours at low cost

2x 300watt s
1kva inverter
1x 12v 100ah battery (LiFePO4) or 1x 12v 200Ah battery (lead battery)

Can anyone help me with the installation and configuration of WatchPower software... Preferably on a raspberry pi. I'm based in Lagos and we can negotiate payment.
My (hybrid) inverter has all the necessary data ports

I'm also open to better monitoring software to watch power if available

MontyNG:


2x 300watt s
1kva inverter
1x 12v 100ah battery (LiFePO4) or 1x 12v 200Ah battery (lead battery)

Thanks

MontyNG:
Can anyone help me with the installation and configuration of WatchPower software... Preferably on a raspberry pi. I'm based in Lagos and we can negotiate payment.
My (hybrid) inverter has all the necessary data ports

I'm also open to better monitoring software to watch power if available

@ojeysky, he sabi am wella, not based in Lagos though.

olopan:
Hi
if you can make your loads more efficient in bold, you can get a better run hour/back-up time

If you run your refrigeration during day hours, then you have a more backup time to run other things at night

I can share with you a form/doc to know your usage pattern which will stand as real-time reference to prevent a poorly designed solution for you

I wouldn't mind to have one please
[email protected]

olopan:
Hi
if you can make your loads more efficient in bold, you can get a better run hour/back-up time

If you run your refrigeration during day hours, then you have a more backup time to run other things at night

I can share with you a form/doc to know your usage pattern which will stand as real-time reference to prevent a poorly designed solution for you

I don't mind to have too
[email protected]

Please house, I need advice on the type of battery to get with a 350watts solar , that will serve me for at least 12 hours on 250watts/hour. And is tokunbo network batteries advisable to buy?

Helewud:
Please house, I need advice on the type of battery to get with a 350watts solar , that will serve me for at least 12 hours on 250watts/hour. And is tokunbo network batteries advisable to buy?

350W cannot adequately charge a battery that will run 250W load for 12 hours after sunset.

mctfopt:



Can I ask why the six units of 300w PV have to be wired in parallel?

Sparingly used luminous 1.5kva 24v hybrid inverter up for sale!

Luminous inverter with inbuilt 1000w solar charge controller up for sale.

Condition: works like new. Warranty tamper seal still intact.

Location: Lagos mainland but can can waybilled to any state on buyers expense.

,
Smartcell global services
CALL LINE :: 081-350-31951
WHATSAPP::: https:///2348170385620

SOLD!

Helewud:
Please house, I need advice on the type of battery to get with a 350watts solar , that will serve me for at least 12 hours on 250watts/hour. And is tokunbo network batteries advisable to buy?

I can offer you a 350w mono for 55k . Durable battery with standard warranty from 120k upwards OR opt in for lower ahms if budget is an issue.

,
Smartcell global services
CALL LINE :: 081-350-31951
WHATSAPP::: https:///2348170385620